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THE MENTORS

We can teach you things, ... but cannot make you learn.
We can give you directions, ... but cannot be there to lead you..
We can teach you about accountability, ... but cannot account for it for you..
We show you the path, ... but cannot make you believe you can travel it..
We can teach you about integrity, ... but cannot decide for you..
We can show you that which is beautiful in us, ... but cannot make you beautiful inside..
We can offer you advice, ... but cannot accept it for you..
We can and will give you love, ... but will not force it upon you..
We can teach you to share, ... but cannot make you unselfish..
We can teach you respect, ... but cannot force you to show honor..
We can advise you about friends, ... but cannot choose them for you..
We can tell you the the courage it takes to build a career, ... but can't build your reputation..
We can tell you about unethical practices, ... but cannot say "no" for you..
We can tell you about lofty goals, ... but can't achieve them for you..
We can teach you about kindness, ... but can't force you to be gracious..
We can support you with unconditional acceptance for your perfections and imperfections ...
Encouraging You,
Enlightening You,
Educating You
and Empowering You
... and WE WILL.
~~ Sharing the Best of Ourselves with each other ~~
~~~EMentors - The Pursuit of Excellence~~~

CAROLYN HOWD PANEL at our first EMentor Conference (March 2002): Left to Right ~ Margaret Rome, Toby Davis, Nelson Zide and Bob Daniel

"THE MENTORS"~ Reflections of our First Meeting ~ Toby Davis
The Mentors ~~ The call sounds out ... they turn to listen. Laying down their tools their gleaming chariots streak through the sky to bring them closer to the sacred meeting.

They hold within them a glowing flame of desire, burning with an urgency ... it is time to drink from the holy trough ... it is time to blend their spirits ... opening .. giving ... with those of kindred soul.

The hunger is real, coursing through their essence. It has been awhile since they fed, their souls and minds are hungry. Some are battle weary, some are battle strong ... each different and unique ... each so the same. They come to this place ... it is time ... their time ... they are eager to share, hungry to give ... they feel the power.

THEY ARE THE MENTORS

The gathering assembles ...the room crackles with energy. The new ones watch in awe, wondering what this is ... feeling ... not understand what it is they feel ... their eyes dance from One to another One.

The new ones feel it, it is confusing, the power dances through the room with a life of it's own. There are no boundaries, no locks on the gates and before them is the feast. It shines with a light from the divine ... here is what they seek ... all they would want to know ... they but have to receive.

They see they do not even have to 'ask' to receive. Is it safe? Can they trust this? They have been taught all their lives that you have to 'earn' what is here displayed so freely in front of them, that there are conditions to receive such gifts ... and yet here it is. They have but to accept and it is theirs.

They test the Ones ... timidly ... the truth flows ... love sparkles and lights the room with a glow ... there are no barriers ... sunlight dances into their souls. Can this truly "BE"? Excitement stirs inside them, the power is born in a tiny little spark and begins to grow. They will never be the same.

THE MEETING BEGINS ... the energy explodes ... deeper and deeper ... the Ones listen to the other Ones as if they are new ... feeding once again as they share. Their Leader is missing, he cannot attend ... yet his spirit flows through the room ... he IS there.

More and more, deeper, deeper and yet deeper ... the new ones stare in wonder ... the Ones open their hearts, and give and give. They all drink from the well of love and friendship. Their souls reach out, tenderly touching and loving without condition. The intimacy is surreal, so hard to understand ... it transcends all the new ones have felt before.

The meeting ends. The synergy is alive in the room, you can feel the pulsing of the hearts ... beating as one. In a breathless moment .. it is over. Pens suspended in air ...

The Goodbyes are difficult for the Ones ... it has once again been TOO good. The sweetness of the feast blends with the discomfort of the parting. They draw apart, each taking with them a part of the other. Each knowing a part of them lives beyond themselves now, within the souls of the new ones and in the hearts of the Ones. They turn and return to their life's work, once again listening carefully for the call to sound. The will always answer because ... they are the Mentors.
~~~ Toby Davis ~~~

Toby Davis receiving the Carolyn Howd award at Master Sales Academy 2000 from Floyd Wickman and Mike Pallin. "This was the honor of a lifetime. I have never been so surprised in my entire life."

Nelson Zide with his Carolyn Howd award, Master Sales Academy 2001. With Nelson are Toby Davis, Margaret Rome, Jennie Cook and Bob Daniel, previous award winners of this coveted award. Awwww Nelson ... you ARE my Hero! This man changes lives!